"It might be wise to evacuate"

"Nobody knows how big a problem the unexploded bombs are"

"Evacuation was right decision"

Nigel Cathcart, district councillor for Bassingbourn

'We were told there was an exploded bomb'

Parents at Orchard Day nursery had to come and pick up their children when the bomb was found. This is what one mother had to say.

16:18KEY EVENT

Cordon lifted in Royston after bomb scare

Police say the cordon in Kneesworth Street has been lifted now and officers are leaving the scene.

16:15KEY EVENT

Experts to remove unexploded bombs in Royston and blow them up safely - and you may hear explosions

A Hertfordshire police spokeswoman said: “Following the discovery of two unexploded WW2 shells in Kneesworth Street, Royston, earlier today, specialist Herts Police officers are supporting the Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in transporting the devices to open ground in the north of the county.

“The EOD will then perform a controlled detonation of both devices within the safety of a cordon.

“Residents are advised that there will be a noise disturbance in the area.”

16:13

"I can't believe it really"

15:40

Orchard Day Nursery was evacuated

Anne Timms with her 18-month-old daughter Esther. Anne, along with other parents were called to collect their children from the Orchard Day Nursery after the discovery

Here's Mark, who found the shells

'We saw a burly policeman running towards us shouting get out now"

Alex Watts, who works for former Formula One racing driver Mark Blundell’s company MB Partners Ltd in Kneesworth Street, Royston, described how offices were alerted to the bombs.

He said: “It’s been a bit of a strange day and not a good day for us as we were preparing for an important meeting tomorrow so it has put us back a bit. We are stuck out of our offices now.

“The first I knew of it was when the police were everywhere in sleepy old Royston.

I walked out to get lunch and this burly policeman came running towards us and saying to get everyone out of the offices right now.

“We knocked on the doors of offices and got everyone out. You don’t expect something like this to happen. We went behind the cordon until the police found out the severity of what was happening. The police dealt with it very well. We’ve been told the bomb squad have to put some sort of liquid over the bombs for two hours before they can move them so it looks like we won’t be getting back in the office for a while.”

15:30

My first thought was 'uh oh'

15:28

Here's the man who found the bombs

15:25Raymond Brown

Bomb squad removing devises now - police say

The bomb squad arrived arrived 15 minutes ago and are in the process of removing both devices in order to detonate them in a safe location, police told the News.

15:19KEY EVENT

Bomb squad arrive in Royston

Reports are coming in that the bomb disposal unit have removed the bombs.

15:10

First pictures of shells

15:07

"Quite a shock"

15:03

Bombs found while taking down wall

15:01

Bombs were behind Fish n Chickn shop

14:55Raymond Brown

Street could be closed for hours because of bombs

Kalvin‏ Horabin, who is at the scene, tweeted Kneesworth Street reopening “likely to be hours away” In light of unexploded bombs.

14:53Raymond Brown

How bomb scare has hit public transport

Stagecoach East‏ say that due to the discovery of unexploded bombs the 26 bus service cannot serve Mill Lane, Queens Road and Kneesworth Street and apologised to customers for any delays.

14:48

Reporter Tara Cox at the scene

14:28KEY EVENT

Bomb disposal squad due to arrive as road closures put in place

Hertfordshire police are at the scene and have called in bomb disposal experts and evacuated homes.

A force spokeswoman said: “At 12.51pm today (Wednesday, June 7) police were called to an address in Kneesworth Street, Royston, following reports of two suspected unexploded WW2 shells having been found by workmen in a garden.

“Specialist police officers are at the scene and the Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) are due to arrive shortly to identify and safely remove the objects.

“A number of nearby homes have been evacuated and a police cordon is currently in place to ensure the safety of the people living nearby. Road closures are in place on Kneesworth Street at the junctions with Melbourne Road and Mill Road.”

14:23Raymond Brown

People have taken to social media to report the bomb scare

14:20Raymond Brown

Reports are coming in that more than one bomb has been found

Offices have been evacuated and police have set up a cordon around what is believed to be unexploded bombs.